The mission of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is to ensure the highest standards in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. As a candidate for certification, ABEM congratulates you on your commitment to high standards for our specialty.

The materials provided are intended to give you the logistical and procedural information you need to be sure that you can best display your knowledge of Emergency Medicine on the day of your Oral Certification Examination. This is best accomplished by completing the following steps:

This information for Oral Certification Examination candidates is intended for online reading, making liberal use of hyperlinks to provide additional information. If needed, you may print individual pages for reference. The policy documents are available as PDF documents, under the Policy Index tab in the left-hand navigation bar.

These materials will provide you with the information you need to prepare for, attend, and take the Oral Certification Examination.